The condensation of 4-benzyl-2-(chloromethyl)morpholine (I) with 8-hydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline (II) by means of NaH in hot DMF gives 8-(4-benzylmorpholin-2-ylmethoxy)-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroquinoline (III), which is methylated with methyl iodide and K2CO3 in refluxing acetone yielding the corresponding N-methyl derivative (IV). Finally, this compound is debenzylated by hydrogenolysis with H2 over Pd/C in ethanol.